Class Biome

java.lang.Object

com.github.yellowstonegames.place.Biome

public class Biome
extends Object

A data class that represents a particular kind of ecosystem that appears at a given combination of average moisture, average temperature, and elevation. This stores a name for each biome (always as one word in the constants this provides), a char to represent the biome (typically in char arrays, and not necessarily displayed), and a String color description to be used by DescriptiveColor.describe(String) or describeOklab(), which is probably preferable. Using the Oklab color allows randomly or gradually changing the color as one biome approaches another, which looks more natural in many cases.
Heat and moisture determine many biomes based on a biome mapper (one such mapper is present in squidworld). The presence of an ocean generally overrides the heat/moisture effects, unless the ocean is cold enough to freeze. A lot of usage will depend on TABLE, and its ordering; see its docs for more.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	Biome.Heat	Represents 6 average temperature levels that can determine a biome.
static enum	Biome.Moisture	Represents 6 average precipitation/moisture levels that can determine a biome.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	BEACH_BIOME	Sandy or otherwise light-colored shorelines; here, these are more common in warmer places.
static final String	BOREAL_FOREST_BIOME	Forest that tends to be cold and very wet; tends toward evergreen trees like pine.
static final String	CAVERN_BIOME	Underground ecosystems may use this as a kind of wilderness biome.
final int	colorOklab
static final String	DESERT_BIOME	Hot, dry, barren land; may or may not be sandy.
static final String	EXOTIC_BIOME	A catch-all for any unusual biomes with no real-world equivalents, like cyberspace or another dimension.
static final String	GRASSLAND_BIOME	Prairies that are dry and usually wind-swept, but not especially hot or cold.
final Biome.Heat	heat
static final String	ICE_BIOME	Cold barren land covered in permafrost; also used for rivers and lakes that are frozen.
static final String	LAKE_BIOME	Still freshwater that lasts for at least the majority of a season; also used for swamps and marshes.
final Biome.Moisture	moisture
static final String	MOON_BIOME	One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind; a barren, pale, dusty plain devoid of life.
final String	name	Should always be one word in the constants here; recommended to be one word in any user-defined Biomes.
static final String	OCEAN_BIOME	Saltwater of any size; typically not inland.
final char	representation	How to represent the Biome in a char format, such as a 2D char array for a map.
static final String	RIVER_BIOME	Flowing freshwater of any size; may sometimes be considered the same as LAKE_BIOME.
static final String	ROCKY_BIOME	Rocky or otherwise rugged shorelines; here, these are more common in colder places.
static final String	SAVANNA_BIOME	Hot, mostly-dry land with some parched vegetation; also called scrub or chaparral.
static final String	SEASONAL_FOREST_BIOME	Forest that becomes barren in winter (deciduous trees); not especially hot or cold.
static final String	SPACE_BIOME	The final frontier; empty areas not covered by the map.
static final Biome[]	TABLE	66 Biome constants, organized in groups of 6 from coldest to hottest, coldest to hottest, and so on.
static final String	TEMPERATE_RAINFOREST_BIOME	Forest that tends to be slightly warm but very wet.
static final String	TROPICAL_RAINFOREST_BIOME	Hot, humid, and soaked by frequent rain, this is a lush ecosystem of tropical-evergreen forest.
static final String	TUNDRA_BIOME	Very cold plains that still have some low-lying vegetation; also called taiga.
static final String	VOLCANO_BIOME	What kind of game doesn't have a volcano battle, as unrealistic as it might be?
static final String	WOODLAND_BIOME	Part-way between a prairie and a forest; not especially hot or cold.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Biome()
Biome(Biome.Heat h, Biome.Moisture m, String n, int o)
Biome(Biome.Heat h, Biome.Moisture m, String n, int o, char representation)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object o)
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

heat

public final Biome.Heat heat

moisture

public final Biome.Moisture moisture

name

public final String name

Should always be one word in the constants here; recommended to be one word in any user-defined Biomes.

colorOklab

public final int colorOklab

representation

public final char representation

How to represent the Biome in a char format, such as a 2D char array for a map.

DESERT_BIOME

public static final String DESERT_BIOME

Hot, dry, barren land; may or may not be sandy.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

SAVANNA_BIOME

public static final String SAVANNA_BIOME

Hot, mostly-dry land with some parched vegetation; also called scrub or chaparral.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TROPICAL_RAINFOREST_BIOME

public static final String TROPICAL_RAINFOREST_BIOME

Hot, humid, and soaked by frequent rain, this is a lush ecosystem of tropical-evergreen forest.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

GRASSLAND_BIOME

public static final String GRASSLAND_BIOME

Prairies that are dry and usually wind-swept, but not especially hot or cold.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

WOODLAND_BIOME

public static final String WOODLAND_BIOME

Part-way between a prairie and a forest; not especially hot or cold.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

SEASONAL_FOREST_BIOME

public static final String SEASONAL_FOREST_BIOME

Forest that becomes barren in winter (deciduous trees); not especially hot or cold.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TEMPERATE_RAINFOREST_BIOME

public static final String TEMPERATE_RAINFOREST_BIOME

Forest that tends to be slightly warm but very wet.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

BOREAL_FOREST_BIOME

public static final String BOREAL_FOREST_BIOME

Forest that tends to be cold and very wet; tends toward evergreen trees like pine.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TUNDRA_BIOME

public static final String TUNDRA_BIOME

Very cold plains that still have some low-lying vegetation; also called taiga.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ICE_BIOME

public static final String ICE_BIOME

Cold barren land covered in permafrost; also used for rivers and lakes that are frozen.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

BEACH_BIOME

public static final String BEACH_BIOME

Sandy or otherwise light-colored shorelines; here, these are more common in warmer places.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ROCKY_BIOME

public static final String ROCKY_BIOME

Rocky or otherwise rugged shorelines; here, these are more common in colder places.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

RIVER_BIOME

public static final String RIVER_BIOME

Flowing freshwater of any size; may sometimes be considered the same as LAKE_BIOME.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

LAKE_BIOME

public static final String LAKE_BIOME

Still freshwater that lasts for at least the majority of a season; also used for swamps and marshes.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

OCEAN_BIOME

public static final String OCEAN_BIOME

Saltwater of any size; typically not inland.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

SPACE_BIOME

public static final String SPACE_BIOME

The final frontier; empty areas not covered by the map.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

MOON_BIOME

public static final String MOON_BIOME

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind; a barren, pale, dusty plain devoid of life.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

CAVERN_BIOME

public static final String CAVERN_BIOME

Underground ecosystems may use this as a kind of wilderness biome.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

EXOTIC_BIOME

public static final String EXOTIC_BIOME

A catch-all for any unusual biomes with no real-world equivalents, like cyberspace or another dimension.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

VOLCANO_BIOME

public static final String VOLCANO_BIOME

What kind of game doesn't have a volcano battle, as unrealistic as it might be?

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TABLE

public static final Biome[] TABLE

66 Biome constants, organized in groups of 6 from coldest to hottest, coldest to hottest, and so on. The first 6 of these groups are organized from driest to wettest, then the groups after that are coastlines, rivers, lakes, oceans, and lastly "strange" biomes. The strange biomes aren't organized by coldest to hottest, and they are empty space, moonscape, cavern, "exotic" (a catch-all for supernatural biomes), and volcano biomes.

Constructor Details

Biome

public Biome()

Biome

public Biome(Biome.Heat h,
 Biome.Moisture m,
 String n,
 int o)

Biome

public Biome(Biome.Heat h,
 Biome.Moisture m,
 String n,
 int o,
 char representation)

Method Details

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object